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  1. Vickys_Mom
    My mother in law has a Nebraska State ID card with a Real-ID star in the corner. She had to show them her green card and her Indonesian passport. When my wife got her Arkansas driver's license, they put the Real-ID indicator on it but gave it an expiration date equal to the date her green card expired. We had the license re-issued after she naturalized. My experience is that LPRs can get the "enhanced drivers' licenses" also. Regards, Vicky's Mom
  2.    aloe2024 reacted to a post in a topic: Unable to access "Affidavit of Support and Financial Evidence" tab on CEAC
  3. Vickys_Mom
    I emailed the NVC. I think there was a link at the bottom of the page. Regards, Vicky's Mom
  4. Vickys_Mom
    I had this happen during my MIL's processing. I had to send them an email and ask them to "re-open" or "unlock" the record so I could submit additional information. I had put both of our forms under the applicant, and I was supposed to create a second entry for the applicant's husband to upload my stuff to. Send them an email and ask them to tell the system you have more to do. Give them a couple of business days to unlock it. Regards, Vicky's Mom
  5.    FromTheHills reacted to a post in a topic: Questions about N-400 and Evidence recommendations
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  9. Vickys_Mom
    You got a ticket. You paid it. You resolved the issue. Answer Yes and write out a brief summary. You can say it was in Florida but you don't remember the county. You could even attach the screen shot saying that there was nothing outstanding on the Florida computer system. Getting a ticket is not a big deal as long as you resolved it and you've been a model citizen since. If they ask you to obtain more evidence then you were potentially going to have to do that anyway. Consider that you might get an interview officer who sees that you answered NO on the form, then sees the notes from the previous interviewer and thinks you're trying to hide something. He might even suggest that you're attempting to make a false statement on your N-400, and he has proof that it's a false statement because of what you told the previous interviewer. If they decide it's a fraudulent or misrepresentative answer, you have a larger problem. Yes, you might get an interview officer that doesn't think it's a big deal. And you might find someone that wants to make an example out of you. Weigh the risk against the "convenience" of what you're thinking about doing. Personally, I'd answer Yes and be honest and forthcoming. Regards, Vicky's Mom
  10. Vickys_Mom
    Do you need to apply for Selective Service? Regards, Vicky's Mom
  11.    mam521 reacted to a post in a topic: Carry the NOA1 letter around?
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  13. Vickys_Mom
    I asked my mother-in-law not to carry her green card around with her because it's expensive and difficult to replace. She has a photocopy of her green card. She also has a Nebraska State ID card that includes the Real ID marker on it. I figure that if she's contacted by local law enforcement the State ID card will make more sense to them. Since her English is poor, she also carries around a piece of paper with several phrases on it in both English and Bahasi Indonesian. Things like "my English is poor" and "my daughter can translate...here's her name and phone number". The worst case I could think of would be my wife and her mother being separated somewhere in public. That's what I tried to anticipate. We are nowhere near the border here in Nebraska. Regards, Vicky's Mom
  14.    Boiler reacted to a post in a topic: Trump admin immigration changes? [merged threads]
  15. Vickys_Mom
    Any of the immigration programs that President Biden put in place with executive orders over the last few years can be removed as soon as President Trump is in office. If you can apply for one of those programs, make sure you do so now. (Applications already in the process have a better chance of getting approved than ones that haven't started yet.) Regards, Vicky's Mom
  16. Vickys_Mom
    When you re-upload, change the description to say something like Dad's Birth Certificate in English. You don't know what the reviewer was doing. They might have had a batch of Philippine applicants that were all accompanied by separate English translations, and then got to yours and assumed. Regards, Vicky's Mom
  17. Vickys_Mom
    Google Translate from German: After taking part in the Green Card raffle, I was contacted by an agency and commissioned by them. The employee informed me that I did not need to fill out Form I-601 because my vaccination status would not be checked during the medical examination at the consulate in Germany. Can this really be true? I thought there were mandatory vaccinations when entering America. The agent told me that all I needed to bring was a blood test from my family doctor confirming that I was free of serious illnesses such as AIDS or cancer. I can't imagine that it shouldn't be a problem that I'm unvaccinated, since I've already followed so many threads from people who had to apply for a vaccination exemption and therefore had a longer processing time of around two years. Does anyone have experience with this and can report back?
  18.    Deejunx reacted to a post in a topic: Traffic Misdemeanor from 19 yrs ago on N-400
  19. Vickys_Mom
    You said you were sentenced to 3 days and the $500 fine. List both in "What was your sentence (if applicable)?" As you've already disclosed the issue to USCIS, a three-day difference in your date of birth is not going to "...automatically dismiss..." anything. You've already owned up to your mistake. Don't change the story now. It *could* affect your Naturalization application, but if it's the only thing you've got on there I'd expect you to make it to the interview. Bring your records and continue to accept responsibility for what happened. It seems a fairly small crime, but part of what you're evaluated on is being honest about it. Regards, Vicky's Mom
  20. Vickys_Mom
    Did you indicate that you're planning to have him come to the United States on a visitor's visa and then file an Adjustment of Status? Regards, Vicky's Mom
  21.    Ontarkie reacted to a post in a topic: N-400 and lack of state ID
  22. Vickys_Mom
    My employer offers me a 401(k), a Health Savings Account, and several different life insurances. I put my wife on all of those and used them as evidence. Corollary: make sure your ex-wife was removed as beneficiary everywhere. Our cars have both names on the titles. Our car insurance has both of our names on it. I provided copies of those. My wife was already in the U.S. on a student visa and had a Social Security number, so we added each other to all of the bank accounts. I know some banks are going to hassle you about needing the SSN to add her. I'd still do it as soon as possible. And make it a "main" account that receives paychecks and pays bills...not one that you created just to throw some money in and say, see, joint account. Regards, Vicky's Mom
  23. Vickys_Mom
    I wanted my mother-in-law to have a state ID so she could carry a photocopy of her green card instead of the original. (It's cheaper and faster to replace a lost State ID.) I made a donation to a local charity in her name and asked for a paper receipt. She's on their mailing list now and gets mail from them all the time. I also wrote out two envelopes (nothing inside of them) addressed to my MIL at our address and sent those. When they got back to us, I saved them. We presented the three pieces of mail when my MIL applied for her state ID card. No problem. Regards, Vicky's Mom
  24. Vickys_Mom
    This is you first post, so I'm going to make assumptions because I don't know anything about you. Until you have your passport in hand with a visa in it, never make any plans. Don't buy non-refundable airline tickets, don't sell all your furniture, don't give up your housing or lease. We've seen examples on here of people who do their interview, are told their visa is approved, and then get stuck in Administrative Processing. People can spend days, weeks, months, or even years in Administrative Processing. It's individualized based on what they think they need to approve your visa. You can use what happened to others as a guideline, but it's just that. Your case can (and appears to) be different. You need to start thinking about what you're going to do if you don't get your passport and visa back before August 13th. At the very least, you may have to change your departure date. No one can tell you how long you will be in Administrative Processing. Regards, Vicky's Mom
  25. Vickys_Mom
    On your copy of the N-400, did you select 1.A. (five years as an LPR) or 1.B. (spouse of U.S. Citizen)? If you selected 1.A. and the interviewing officer treated it as 1.B., I guess you have an argument that it was handled incorrectly. They are supposed to handle it as you requested on the form. You can make the argument that the IO made a mistake and should have reviewed just your information. But the IO has reviewed it and issued an RFE. It might be better to go ahead and respond to the RFE. Asking for the documentation that indicates your U.S. citizen spouse paid their taxes or entered into an agreement to pay their taxes doesn't seem like a big deal. She might have screwed up. But if you respond to the RFE successfully and naturalize, how you got there won't matter. I'll suggest it's better to go with the flow and get it done. You will be so much happier when these people are in your past. Regards, Vicky's Mom
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